THE. ONLY REPUBLICAN DAILY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY. 'tiki EIGHT PAGES 3 G COLUMNS. iSCKANTOX, PA., WEDNESDAY MOKN1XG, .TANUAUY 13, 1S9G. TWO CENTS A COPY. Ik Iff YOU Hail gone through our Dress Goods mock I.imi week uml made the mark 'down In prices for thin great mid winter Hair, you would certainly have been more moderalo In the figure cut ting that we huve been. Everything Is marked for Hie slaugh ter; everything ha taken on a new price und oil Tuesday morning, Jan. 14, we open the sivate.it. M5d Winter Dress Goods Sale i In our history. There Isn't nn Hem I In the following list that Is not season- aide, and ull are in touch with fash- 1 lou's most rinld requirement. I C!l pice? double fold l'luld In thirteen styles. Muck ami Whites a well as bright colorings. Itcgutur value, l'.iieeniH. SAI.K t'HlOi: 8'jr. 82 pieces ChanicUin fancies. 21 Inchi-a wide. Ten two tuned effects In dots, IlKUi'es, ete. All ilurk color. Value 18c. SAI.K i'ttlt'H 1'Je. 1 case 31-1 mil faneles, full nssortment of Dark Shades, (lood lilt-ilium weight In an extru good 18''. cloth. HALK PtilClS li'.'-o C.I plei'eH 34-lneh Illuminated Suitings In as handsome a raiiKt of small Jaequard effects as you can possible imagine. Pull value for '.'He. 8A1.K PUICK l.V. 20 pieces SiMnch all Wool Suitings, Cor rect winter weight in lis uttraetlve a ruiiKe of 1'in Checks and Snipes anil 'plain colors as your fancy could UK Best. Were sold at 3-"ic. SAI.K PHIC1C 21V. 35 pieces domestic Crcpons, hard twist effects In a dozen different desirable shade combinations. Worth all of 4Cn SAI.K I KICK 25c. 4(1 pieced nil Wool Cashmeres, 40 Inches wide; shade list us follows: t nnliniil, fiurnet, gold, mil and seal browns. I light und dark navy. Sapphire, light I and dark ni.vr.tle, light und dark slate, und Mack. This has been a leading value at ST'iic. SALE THICK lie. SO pieces IW-inih all Wool French Serge; imperii list of solid colors und a weight that just suits the season. Lowest former price lit'-.c. SA UK PRICK 31c. 20 pieces "i0-lncli all Wool French Serge, very tine twill In the following excel lent shades: Scarlet. Cardinal. Gar net, Wool, Gold, Seal and Mid Hrown, Slate, Olive und Myrtle. Cheap at joe. SAUK PKICK J9e. IS pieces 40-Inch Jacquard weave suit ings. This lot consists of the balances of ten different lines carried during the season now closing. The shade list could not be Improved on. and their ac tual values range from 7.'. to 8.1c. SAI.K PRICE SPic. 15 pieces .'O-lnch Flannel Suitings In Scarlet, Cardinal, Gold. Medium and Seal Hrown, Tan. Navy, Myrtle and Mack; also mixtures In Grey. Hrown and fancies. Never sold under 4:c. SAI.K PKICK 35c. 10 pieces no-Inch Ladles' Cloth, extra weights In Navy. Mack. 3 Hrowns, Myrtle, Gurnet, Cardinal, Slate and popular mixtures. Full value for 75c. HALE PRICE Mo. 10 pieces 45-inch Storm Serge Navy only. Full ullc. quality. SALE PRICE 42c. U pieces "iO-lneh French Storm Serge In J . 10 plcrWg IB-inch .nuv- or uiack. usually n..-. SAL.E PRICE Kc. -Inch RourettA Sultimrs. ucoicn Tweed effects, hard luiish, heavy weight, lleen 7.V. SALE PRICE We. I pieces 5n-lnch fancy mixed Houcle Suit ing; heavy winter weight. Were W.ffi. SALE PRICE J5c. Of Novelty Suitings In Silk and Wool Weaves; regular 75c. and 86c. Coins In choice effects. SALE PRICE 49. GLOBE We're Spared Nothffig Jim Balance THE CALL OF l"iie!c Sam May Yet Intervene in Armenia's Hi. half. KILL AITEAL TO THE TOKENS. They Will tie Asked to ho Their Duty. Thcso Plans railing. Wo May 'lake Independent Action In the Premise. Chicago, Jan. 14. Walter Wellman rends from Washington to the Titiies llerald of this city the following linpor tuiil tlisputth: , Hufi'ciii.g Armenia does not nppeai to America in. vain An effort will soon he mailt, by the I'nited States to bring about it belt. '- slate of i. flairs in Asia .Minor. The form which this movement Is to tuke has not been tlcctdcd upon, but there is no doubt of the determination of the pres ident uml his cabinet, as v,ll us of the hading men In congress, to take some de. clslve m ilou. When this action is tak-n the hoi Id will huve a new sensation, one great enough to attract universal atle.n I Ion ecn In these days of International sensations. Two branches of our govern ment, the executive and the legislative, u'v now preparing to work together. The administration lias for some weeks hud Ibis question of Armenian relief under se rious consideration, and now the senate is at work. During the coming week it is honed an agreement will be reached. If these two branches of the government can ngred as lo t lie best course, to pursue the l ulled States will for the first time raise lis voice ur.i! perhaps be prepared lo go farther and exert Its power In defense of oppressed Christians in the dominion of the Turk. The form which this intervention is likely llrst to assume is that of a request upon the six powers which signed the t iaty of Heiiln for Information as to why they have not done something effective and' earnest for prevention of outrages upon 1 lit' Christians of Armenia and Syria. This is the method In greatest favor tn.piig the senulor of the foreign rela tions committee. In case the senate ac ccpis the recommendation of the foreign relations cominltleee, us it Is believed it will readily do, congress will doubtless pass a resolution requesting the president to call upon the treaty powers lor an ex planation of their inaction while all these outrages are being perpetrated under the itiilhorliy of the government for which they have made themselves responsible in I be ccs of the world. That there Is a strung and almost indignant feeling n congress over the manner in which the six r.urepcan powers have dallied with tile unspeakable Tiiik and permitted him to wink at and countenance this hint upon huiminitv. goes without saying. The joint resolution asking the president to uct can express the feeling with force and dignity, mid when the president aids Pi response lo It, us there Is no doubt lie will engi rlv iind promptly do, the protest from Washington will go forth to Europe' with all the effectiveness und forcefuhicss of the voice of the American people as .-pokcti by their united govcrnim". America Hns n Duty to Perforin. The time has none by when one of the great I'amllv of nations can be wholly In different lo the Ills of the subjects, ol an other tuition. Though the tendency of modern pnHlim is to leave the old world group of nations to uttend to the affairs of their neighbors, while in (he Monroe doctrine we have distinctly asserted the right of the I'nited Stales to take pre-eini- i Hint position In the higher politics of the western group, neither the farewell ad I'ress of Washington nor the doctrine which Canning, John guincy Adams und James Monroe added to the theory of American non-interference In Europe, which llrover Cleveland and Richard I il ney revived and applied. Is sweeping enough to relieve the American people from all responsibility for the horrible condition of alTuIrs now prevailing In Tur key. As Secretary lilnt-y pointed out 111 his now celebrated dispatch to Lord Salis bury, there are condition In which the lights or humanity ovci shadow all other traditions and nil requirements of Intel -national intercourse. My tile treaty of Merlin the six great powers of Europe are dlrectlv and primarily responsible for the regulation of Turkey, but they are inanl feslly failing lo discharge their self-assumed function, and the question which the I'nited Slates has lo detdde for Itself l whether in view of that failure our re sponsibility Is great enough to Induce nc- "'The prevalent feeling In Washington Is that we huve a duty to perform. The ad minis; ration recognized this when It sent war ships to Turkish waters. We have locus Ktundl there through the presence in Turkey of several hundred American subjects, 'missionaries and teachers and other'. The iidmlnlstratlon recognised I his principle in still more striking fash ion when It prepared its elaborate plans for a display of force In Turkey plans which have not yet been given publicity, but which are highly sensational and sig tiilicant. Growing out f the presence In Turkey of American missionaries arose an incident which gave us a right to apply uressure to the Constantinople govern ment. Mission buildings were looted and burned mid our subjects were compelled to lice for their lives. For this outrage we demanded Indemnity. In ucconluiice wi:h the practice of nations, and when the porte showed disinclination to pay 'he president set his nuvjl department lo work prepurlnsf a plan of campaign. All necessary data as to fortifications, garri sons, depth of water, location of custom houses, etc.. were collntf d. 'rhe North At lantic squadron, which hail been under or ders to sail lec. 'Jl for I he Caribbean Sea, was hidd at Hampton Roads. It is there vet. Meanwhile the government pursued with redoubled energy its preparations for war. Shipyards, gun factories und urse nals were all net at work. The monitors were prepared for sea service. In addi tion, and still more signillcantly, the sec retary of the navy, after cabinet consid eration of the Turkish plan of campaign as prepared by the experts, asked con gress to puss immediately u bill giving the president authority to enlist a thousand men, to- call upon the naval reserves, to hire transports for tarrying troops abroad. A Halt in the Programme. Now. for some reasons not clearly ex plained, there is ft halt in the programme of moving upon Turkey. Everything had been prepared for seizure of a Turkish port, probably Smyrna, for the purpose of collecting the indemnity. The Turkish government, which must have been in formed of these preparations, may have come forward with promises to pay, which the state department is now endeavoring to secure fulfillment of. or. more likely, the administration may have reached the conclusion that armed seizure of a Turkish port might be held a equivalent to a de claration of war and, therefore, beyond the constitutional prerogative of the ex ecutive. As a matter of fuct, there Is a wide margin of debatable ground between what the president may and miiy not do In acts tending to produce state of war. No one Imagines the president and his advisers would have gone to the extremity of preparations for a campaign of force against Turkey for the simple purpose of collecting an indemnity of a few hundred thousand dollars. Were there nothing but reparation for the Injury at stake diplom acy would have been permitted to drag its slow length along through many weary month before resort was hud to the pressure of force. Behind this Inci dent, and the rights which it gave us in International law, was a desire to do some thing for the relief of humanity in Ar menia, for exertion of pressure upon the porte which might serve a an exemplar and quiekener for the six European pow ers directly responsible for the autonomy and good conduct of the Turkish empire. That was the underlying motive, and is still the controlling principle in every movement thi government Is to make or ronsider with reference to Turkish affairs. The sentiment here Is almost unanimously that it would bo a grand object lesson In the benellclence of a free government if the first republic of the world should go to the rescue of Armenia In such manner as to cause the powers of Europe to brush aside their selfish games of politics and at tempt performance of their duty through very shame. The movement for American Interven tion in Turkey la now Id the forma tlv stage. At present tho indications are It will result llrst In nn appeal to the sig natory powers of the treaty of Ileilin lo take effective action for preservation or human life In Armenia. I' tliut shull be met with rebuff, with polite Intimation that we should attend exclusively to mat ters upon our own side of the Atlantic, iih many public men fear will be the case, then we would huve to consider what. If anything we were to do next. It Is not Im possible public opinion would sanction lis KressH'e action oa our own account, either with or without the pretext of collecting nil Indemnity which the administration some lime ago whs of a mind to ue. Or. meanwhile, Russia and England muy con clude either a formal or tacit alliance which will insure relief for Armenia through the very motive of selllshneis which now withholds Europe's helping I Kind. STKEXtiTH OF THE GIAUD. Condition of the Stato Militia as Shown by the Adjutant General's Report. Ilairlsburff. Pa.. .Tun. 14. Adjutant (ieneral Stewart hns completed hit) un nual report for l."i. and It will now go to the printer. Tlie strength of the Kuanl. according to the reports received from nil the organizations lor the quar ter ending Sent. :!0. ISiif.. was (ixii com missioned otlU-orsaml 7.XH7 enlisted men. Complimentary reference Is mude to the reappointment of Major General Snnw ilen and Brigadier Gt-neral tlobiti. Tho following Hinnniary f expendltuis Is Kiven from June 1 to Iec. 17. 1X'.I5: Quar t or master's tlepartmont. $11.8.'ir..8; sub sistence, $12.(i.1ii. l; transportation, IS, S1S.27; rille practice. $ -l.9tKl.88; horse hire, S10,s:': medical department. $7r.0.4J; In-Mc-ctic.nH. $l.LS.;tr.; Individual pay, $l4L(itiX44: annual allowance, $T1, S"..(l!l; armory rent, J'Jti.tKl: miscellane ous. $7.4ti.-..7!t: totnl :U!t,71'J.S. These disbursements cover the expenses of the unininl encampments of the three brig ades and includes nearly 7,(M0 of the oh! account. A new magazine hns been built at the Btttte arsenal in which all the ammuni tion will be stored. The adjutant gen oral Is of 'the opinloif that the keeper of the arsenal should live w ithin the arsenal grounds and recommends me erection of u dwellinjr ouse within the enclosure for this purpose. The amount of service allowance dur ing the last annual encampment for enlisted men servini? re-enllstments was 7.02O.7.". In the opinion of the adjutant gen eral, service allowance should be limit ed to two re-enllstments. Inasmuch as under the present adjustment of pay the non-commissioned olllcer. through service allowance, receives more pay than the commissioned olllcer who may huve served the same length of time, und In addition must provide his own uniform and subsist himself. The Old llattlo l-'lags.' Hoferenoe Is made to the old battle fltigs of Pennsylvania coiuinunds now .leposited in the Hag room. During the year the Hag of the l-ognn (lutirds or Kewlstown which wits carried by that organization as one of the live-companies of the "Klrst Defenders" when they remitted for duty in Washington, April is, IMil. was placed In the Hag room. General Stewart thinks a fire proof building should be erected us a reposi tory for the llaifM. Then are now In the division 8.03 rinullllcd marksmen, a decrease dtnlnjr the yeaf of iiC This is not the result of decreasing Intercut or lack of efllu lency, but of a more rigid compliance with rules RoverniiiK rille practice. Ieneral Stewart concurs In the rec ommendation of the major general us, to uu Increase of tin artillery und cav ulry arms of the service; also as to the needs of n compuny of engineers and a nlxnnl corps. Consideration Is ndvlseil or the feasibility of Introducing a corps of wheelmen limited to not more thun ten at division and brigade headquar ters. In conclusion the adjutant general compliments the national guard, and says Pennsylvania muy well be proud of her soldiery and they in turn be proud fif the state. llULLnTSAXSVi:K A JOKK. iMotormnn Slain for Putting His Cold Hands Down a I riend's Hack. Otand Ra;.ids, Mich.. Jan. 14. Albert Johnson, ag'cd z, a street railroad mo torman. upon returning to his hoarding house this morning put his cold hands down the' buck oft. S. II. Holmes, aged 27, a fellow boarder A light followed and Holmes went to his room, secured a revolver, and, returning, lired live times at Johnson, hitting him three times and killing him Instantly. lie then gave himself up to the police. Holmes is a civil engineer und came here recently to uient a position in a large machine shoo. His father is a former postmaster of Crnnd Uedge and a prominent citizen there. He Is n graduate of the stnto university and of the State Agricultural college. : L A K A H A KTON " llx A I NS. States That the Ucd Cross Society Hns no Intention of Defying the Sultan. Vasliington,Jan. 14. .Miss Clara liar ton, president of the America. l Natlon nl Ked Cross society, after considera tion of the emuntitions of the Turkish Kovernnient. through its l"gation here. Mild to a representative of the I'nited ( Press this evening that any publica tion, to the effect that the Ked Cross society Is aggressive In the matter, and intending to act, In spite of authority or co-operation, is entirely incorrect. She said also that any statements conveying that meaning, in the slight est degree, are not official and have not been made nor sURffesled even in spirit by any officer or member of the Ked Cross. BILLYANiTtHE BIKI-. The Professor's Coot Bowls Out the liul lant Wheelman. Cape May, N. J., Jan. 14. Professor J. W. Layton. principal of Dias Creek public schools, keeps in his front yard an ancient billy goat. A few days ago Walter Douglass and his friend. Miss Haddie Garrison, were passing the pro fessor's cottage at a rapid rate on their wheels. Hilly saw them, took offense, and rushed through an open gate Into the road, striking Douglass' bicycle amidships, going all the way through it. Douglass was rolled In the sandy road, and after considerable coaxing got his smashed wheel. Miss Onrrison stopped at a safe distance and hid her pretty face. The Gold Reserve. Washington, Jan. 14. The treasury gold reserve at the close of business today amounted to $54,312,271. The amount of withdrawals at New York today was ll.ltM.vuu. STATE NUGGETS. Kerks county's 6,000 dogs will not be taxed this year. There are In Lebanon county 107 liquor license applicants. Domestic woes Induced Mrs. Clem VVel ker. of Sunbury, to try suicide with lauda num. It cost less than 10 cents a day last month to feed each of the 165 prisoners in Schuylkill county jail. It .is claimed that the electric wires of the railways have recently destroyed $50, OiO worth of underground cables and con duits In Allegheny City. Executions for S43.433.5S were Issued against Martin Bros., extensive clothiers nd men's furnishers of lanuaster. -The liabilities are understood to be verv heavjr. 1. EOMIIS PATRIOTIC New York's Representative. Attacks the Pension IJurcnu. IS CHEEKED BY KEITKLICANS. Ho Repudiates the Kemarks of Mr. Itart Ictt. and Declares That Tammany Hall is the Friend of the I'nion Sol Jtcr. The Senate Proceedings. Washington, Jan. 14. Two bills were passed in the senate today a railroad bill and a private pension bill. The llrst grants to the Chicago. I'.iit'lliiirton and CJuliH-y Kullroad company, the right of way over a part of the Sac and Fox and Iowa Indian reservations In Kansas and Nebraska, made necessary by the en croachments of the Missouri river on the original track; and the second gives a pension of $75 a month to the widow of Brigadier tteneral Cogswell, of Massachusetts. The pension hill pro voked a discussion which lasted more than an hour and a half. The remain der of today's session was consume, in the delivery by the Populist senator from Notth Carolina. Mr. Butler, of a prepared speech on the house bond bill, with the free silver substitute to it re ported by the llnance committee. Mr. Hutlcr advocated an amendment sub mitted by himself prohibiting any fur ther Issue of I'nited States bonds with out action by congress, and requiring the use of silver In the payment of greenbacks, treasury notes and of the Interest and principal of coin bonds. Mr. Pepper, (Pop., Kan.), obtained the Hour and will address the senate tomorrow on free silver. The senate Is also to be entertnined tomorrow with a speech by Mr. Mills, (Dem., Tex.). In support of a resolution on the financial question, which that senator offered today and which among various other things, requires the coin age of all the silver bullion In the treas ury and the use of the money so coined in payment of current expenses und In the redemption of treasury notes. Discussing the I'onsion Hill. For four hours today the debate on the general pension appropriation bill ran along In the house without especial Incident, the only spice of variety being the occasional efforts of Mr. Hartlett (Dem., N. Y.) to defend the position he had taken in his speetdi yesterday In whUdi he supported the administration by the pension bureau of the laws en trusted to It for execution. Then Mr. Cutnmings (Dem.. N. Y.) occupied five minutes in a most vigorous attack upon the policy of the pension bureau, which ho declared ctiused I'nion soldiers and their widows to shiver with apprehen sion that they would be stubbed In the buck by a bureau where they should receive only encomiums and support. He repudiated the speech of Mr. Httrt lett in the nume of the Democracy of New York, the Tammany Hall Deniitc racy, which, he asserted, had always been loyal to the Union and the friends of the soldier of the Union. He was unrounded during the delivery of . his Impassioned phillipic. by Republican members, who applauded nearly every sentence. Just before Mr. Cuinniings spoke there had been a purtlul defense of the pen sion bureau by Mr. Pool (Hep., N. Y.) und his attack wus all tho more notlce uble because of the contrast thus af forded. The debate on the pension bill will probably continue two or three days longer. Hefore the house adjourned Mr. Curtis (Kep., N. Y.) reported the military academy anproprhj ion b.li and it was placed on the calendar. Nominations Confirmed. The senate in executive session to duy confirmed the following nomina tions: Herman K relit, to be superin tendent and Wiiltarn K. Morgan to be coiner of the mint at Philadelphia; Kdward A. Bowers, of Connecticut, to be assistant comptroller of the treas ury; Joseph H. Herod, of Indiana, to lie secretary and Stetihen Monsal. of Maryland, to be second secretary of the legation to Jcinuh. Collectors of Internal revenue: W. D. Kulan. Fifth district of New Jersey. ABYSSINIAN WAR. Italians Uepuiso the Natives With Heavy l oss at Mul.ollc. Home, Jan. 14. Several papers here announce that Urcat Hritnin has ngreed to cede to Italy the town of Zeila. on the Somali coast. The possession of this town would enable Italy to throw troops Into the southern and central parts of Abyssiniu without their hnv ins to make the long murch from Mas sowah. the capital of the Italian colony of lirythtea. A dispatch to the Capital? from Mas sowuh says that the Abysslnltins yes terday attacked Mukalli- for the fifth time. The Italian garrison withheld their lire until the Abysslniuns were in close quarter, and then poured volley after volley Into them with terrible ef fect.' Just about the time the attack wan made 4,(i(J0 troops under Colonel Al berton arrived at Makalle. They sur prised the Abysslnians by at tucking them on the flank and completely routed them. REBELS REPULSED. Cuban I'orccs Are Defeated by Spanish (iovcrniuont Troops. Havana. Jan. 14. The rebel force un der command of Maximo (iiimcz. at tacked the town of Bejucal, fifteen miles south of Havana, but were repulsed by the government troops. Before t hey re tired the Insurgents set fire to several houses on the outskirts of the town. In the fighting the troops lost two killed and ten wounded. The Insurgent loss Is unknown. Owing to the disturbed condition of the coutry through which the railways pass ard the danger of attack by the Insurgents, no trains are being dis patched In any direction. Thousands of people, whose homes have been de stroyed, are ffockins Into the cities, AN ENGINEER'S BRIDE. Miss Mamie Belknap is Married to Joseph A, I ow at llawlcy. Hawley, Pa.. Jan. 14. At 8 o'clock tonight Kev. A. W. Cooper, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church per formed a marriage ceremony which joined in wedlock Miss Mamie Belknap, aged 22 years, and Joseph A. Dn. aged G8 years. Mr. Dow is a popular engi neer on the Erie and Wyoming Valley yard engine at this place. COLLISION AT PITTSBURG.""" Two freight Trains Meet with Disastrous Results. Pittsburg, Pa.. Jan. 14. Early this morning a special freight train collided with the engine of a local freight which was standing on Mahoning bridge, fifty eight miles north of Pittsburg, on tne Allegheny Valley railroad. The local engine was knocked over board and fell Into the Mahoning river, sixty feet be low. The boiler of the freight engine exploded, setting fire to .the bridge and several freight cars, which were de stroyed. No one was .killed.. Several members of both train crews are re ported Injured. About S.3( o'clock an oil tank car, standing near the burning bridge, be came htnited and exploded, scattering a deluge of burning oil in all directions. A small crowd was nsncnihb-d on the hillside overlooking the wreck. There were IIUA persons exposed to the force of the explosion and to the rain of lire which followed. All were prostrated by the concussion, which shook the vicinity like an earthquake. Nearly eviry person present wus burned, some of them seriously. Many windows In the village of Mahoning were shuttered and some of the buildings considerably dumuncd. The heat Is so intense that men cannot wifely approach to remove other tank oil cars that are exposed and other serious explosions may fol low. . AFTER IIIJkTuNVENTIOX. New York, Chicago and St. I.ouis lltistllns to Secure tho Hcinocriit io I'ow Wow. Washington, Jan. 14. New York will he represented tomorrow evening by fully 200 of her citizens. The number now cm the ground Is limited to a dele gation of six. A delegation held a short executive meeting at the Arlington this morning. Messrs William C. Whitney and ex fiovernor Flower, with others are ex pected soon. It is one of the open secrets at the Arlington today that several of the most prominent members of the national committee are ciuletly exerting their Inlluenee for New York. It is also be lieved Unit ex-Secretary Whitney's presence will aid the New Yorkers ma terially In capturing the prize, and al together the delegation today Is in a hopeful frame of mind. Mr. Rosenthal, who Is Chicago's sole representative. Is proving himself to be a good deal of a "hustler" as the expression goes. The full Chicago dele gation, he says, will arrive tonight In a special cur. Next to New York, St. I.ouis will be most largely represented. In addition to the St. Louisans on the ground, a num ber of others arrived today. The held an executive meeting whic h resulted In dividing the delegation Into sub-committees who Immediately left the hotel und began active work at the capital In St. Louis' Interest. If New York does not secure the con vention she will make a better showing than she has at any previous committee meeting for years. There are many who believe that success will this time crown her efforts, and this belief seems to rest on a fairly substantial basis so far as present a pea ranees go. Some of the best posted politicians at the Arlington today expressed the belief that the light will narrow down to New York and St. Louts, but this, after all. Is mere guess work In which the wish Is largely father to the thought. Qi'Af iimfnT mm. lie Defeats tho Martin and Warwlel; Combine In Philadelphia. Philadelphia. Jan. 14. The Republi can Primaries to nominate delegates to the convention to nominate a city so licitor, magistrates, rnunclhnen, dele gates to the state convention, which will elect national delegates, and u new city committee, were held tonight, and from nil appearances Senator ijtiny has se cured another victory over his oppo nents. Since the factional light that began last autumn between Senator Quay and the wing of the party in this city headed by David Martin and Mayor Warwick, there has been no cessation of hostilities, and both sides have been strengthening their lines for tonight's contest. it would appear tit a late hour tonight that yuay has curried 17 out of wards sure, and that several other wurds are doubtful. Mr. Alartln only conceded 11 wards to Senntor Quay, and if the lat ter carries in he will have control of the city committee and the party machin ery in Philadelphia. As It Is. Mr. Quay will probably control the majority of the delegation from here to the state convention. He will nlsn elect a num ber of his candidates to city councils. There wns no contest for city solicitor and magistrates, and the present in cumbents of those ofllces will lit' re nominated without opposition. The oponctits of Senator Quay con cede his seventeen wards, wlipile claim ing twenty sure for themselves. The result us to who will seure control of the city committee is still in doubt. DVINC; OF HYDROPHOBIA. Frederick Drctcl Has No Keeollcction of Having lleen Kitten be n bog. Heading. Pa.. Jan. 11. Frederick, the 1K-year-o!d son of Henry Drexcl. of this oity, who is employed by Albert Cole, at Uroen Tree, this county, is dying of hydrophobia. The young niun was Mclssccl Willi foiasniM while visiting a young lady friend. Miss Caroline Dein lltllig, near (Souglersvllle. His suffer ings are terrible and it Is necessary to keep him strapped to his bed. He snaps and utters noises like the bark of a dog. The attending physjeian lias no hopes for his recovery. The victim in his rational moments says he hns no recollection of ever hav ing been bitten by a dog. KNEEBS' HEAVY SENTENCE. An American Sporting .Man Will Spend Nino Alontli i in n licrmnn Prison. Berlin. Jan. 11. The trial of Robert T. Kneebs. the American trotting horse owner, charged with having entered and started on German tracks the mare "Bethel" under the nume of "Nellie Knccbs" which began on Saturday, ended today. The Jury brought In a verdict of pjuilty and the court sen tenced KneeliH to nine months Impris onment and to pay a fine of 1.000 marks and also ordered the seizure und for feiture of the mure. The lilal created a Rreat deal of In terest in snorting and particularly turf circles. Vcnciiclo Kunicrs. London, Jan. 14. In iu iyue totnorrntv the Graphic will claim to have authority to deny the report that tireat Hiitaln has offered money to Venezuela In return for the lutter's acceptance of the Sehom burgk line as marking the boundary be tween Venezuela and British Guiana. liaee Course Closed. Rochester, N. Y., Jan. H. The directors of the Rochester Hrlvlng Park associa tion this morning decided unanimously to hold no more circuit race meetings while the present law relating to pool selling are In force. NEWS IN BKIEF. White people at Perry. Okla.. object to a court decision opening the public schools to negroes. , Ex-Chief Justice Maxwell says t:hat Xe bruska's new sugar bounty law is uncon stitutional. Wall-paper merchnnt Isaan Kramer I accused of attempting to burn his store In a densely populated square of flats in Chicago. Brooklyn clergymen who waited on Mayor Wuerster, asking that saloons' side and back doors be closed on Sundays, had a chilly reception. Jeff Coaes, leader, was shot dead, and three members of a desperate band of horse thieves were wounded, in a battle with officers at Inland, Okla. During a sermon In Baker Memorial Mehtodlst church, Dorchester, Mass., Rev. Frederick N. I'pham called on Congress man H. H. At wood to resign on account of a recent breach of trust. THE TRANSVAAL SITUATION Americans A muni Political I'rlsoncrs Capture! With Dr. Jameson. CHAMBERLAIN'S INSTRUCTIONS. lie lUicets Governor Hercules Robinson to (itiurd the Interests of Rrltish. American and r.eiian Prisoner Captured by the lioers. London. Jan. 14. The British South Africa company has issued an olllcial list of the prisoners, rank and tile, of the. force which Tr. Jameson led into the Trnnsvuul. The list includes the name of Clement, presumably Victor H. Clement, who hud been appointed as sistant consulting engineer to the Con solidated Hold Ileitis. The list bears with it u note stating that all the rank and lile of the prisoners: were put on board a train at Pretoria on January II en route for Natal, under an escort, to be turned over to the British authori ties.' They were all In good health and excellent spirits. The British South Africa associntion announces thut President Kruger of the Transvaal republic has prohibited the transmission of all telegrams from Transvual territory to the British South Africa company. Instructions from Mr. Chamberlain. Mr. Chamberlain, secretary of state, for the colonies, hus sent a telegram to Sir Hercules Itobinson, governor of the Cape Colonies, in reference to the arrest in Johannesburg of members of the He form union, and others. Mr. Chamber lain expressed fears that a large num ber of such arrests would have the ef fect to disorganize the Industries car tied on In the Itand. und asked a num ber of questions as to what the men nr rcsted were net-used of, when they would be tried, whether bail would be allowed, what the penalties were In the event of their conviction of the of fences of which they were charged, etc. in conclusion Mr. Chamberlain di rected Governor Robinson In addition to guarding the Interests of British sub jects under arrest, to give equal atten tion to the American ami Belglun pris oners In accordance with the reciuests of their respective government. Meeting of the VnlkiraaJ. Pretoria. Jan. 14. The Vtilksraad met yesterday and authorized the addition of 4itu men to the state artillery. A resolution offered by the govern ment wus adopted t banking the Orange Free states for its assistance, ami also thanking Governor Robinson of Cape Colony, und Sir Jacobus l)e Wet. the British agent here for their Influence und support In the efforts to prevent bloodshrd and for the reiuly and power ful manner In which Governor Robin son hail fulfilled the cliilltHlIt task. A iiiesriufve from President Kruirer was reud announcing his Intention to discuss wltli the Rami In later nut! calmer moments the causes which led to the dnstnrdly plot to invade the Transvaal. The povernmcnt was now lil'in In Its resolve to maintain the sa cred righis of the republic and to es tablish the same on a firmer and more secure foundation. After u brief sitting the chamber ad journed Culm and dispassionate leglnlii Hon being regarded as impossible iliiiiiiir the present sesHlim, ull work was postponed until the May session. HOUN IN PENNSYLVANIA. I nerfiotlo President of the Transvaal a Native of America. Wllkes-llarre. Pu.. Jap. II. President Kruger, of the Transvual republic. Is u natlxe of Pennsylvania. A local paper makes the announcement today that he was burn in Mnuch Chunk. When 12 years old he left there ant! went to New York, where he sold papers. One day lie shipped on ii merchant vessel as a cabin boy, but was so III treated that when the vessel reached Cape Town lie deserted and mntle his way to the Boer settlement. I'.'roin a farm hand he ro;-:e to his present posi tion. V I CTO It Y FPU 11 A R U 1 1 Y. He Captures the Philadelphia Delegate to Democratic National Concent ion. Philadelphia. Jnn. II. At the Demo cratic conventions held here this even ing to elect deh gates to the stole eon- j "lllldll, llir- lllilillll JltllllCf My .MlllOn- nl Chaiiv.iun lirtrrlty score. I n victory. ' The Piiiludelohia delegation to the state convention will be almost ti unit .mil this will mean that the ten district delegutcs from this city In the Demo cratic national convention will uct in harmony with Mr. Hnrrity's friends. It ulso means the choice of a friendly dele gate at large in Philadelphia. WKONC WOMAN ASSAELTED. The .Man begged Her Pardon After Cslng ll Horsewhip. NY.irlstnwn. Pa., Jan. II. A peculiar case of osvnult occurred ycstt rilav near the Iir.!:ilSil for the Ins. inc. in which the victim. Mrs-. Joseph Kane, was evi dently mistaken fi r uitother person by I lie rascal. Airs. Kaon was walking ulctig the road, w hen n man in a passing carriage Jumped out, and. with u horsewhip, be. luhored her t, e" the heatl and should er!'; Hhe pleaded for mercy, and the us suilant excused himself by saying: "Meg pardon. You are not the woman I want ed." He jumped in his wagon anil drove off. HEN JOHNSON ARRESTED. Tho Philadelphia Stock broker is Cap tured at Tampa. Philadelphia. Jan. 14. Information wus received here today from Tain pa. Fla.. announcing the nrrest there of Benjamin Johnson, tht stock broker who absconded from Philadelphia about a week ago with a shortage of about $1. 1.000 in his nceounts. Johnson was the resident partner here of the New York brokerage llrm of Ken dall & VVhitlock. ami it Is probable that If he returns willingly and aids In dis cntugling the linn's accounts he will not be prosecuted. SHOVING THE QUEER. An Italian l-'loats live Hollar Kills on Williamsport Rustics. AVillhtmsport. Jan. 11. From ton to a dozen splendidly executed counterfeit five dollar bills were passed on South Wllllamsport merchants this afternoon. The counterfeiter is an Italian, and he entered the twon at one end. ami passed out at the other, after making brief stops at the stores where he made small purchases. In each case he ten dered a counterfeit live dollar bill. The discovery that the money was bogus wis not made until the man had dis appeared. Large Verdict. Pittsburg, Pa.. July 1. Alliert C. Keplr, who was injured on the West Pen-n divi sion of the Pennsylvania railroad July 1U. 1X111, and who sued for damages, was to doy given a verdict of tJ.40X.33, which In the largest verdict ever given by a local jury against a railroad company. FINLEY'S ANNUAL LINEN SAIL. Owing to the great success erf our annual Linen Sale we will continue Jta few days' longer. We have added a few special v items of Interest to our patrons. 72 inch Cream Damask, 4Pc. 72 inch Cream Damask, 63c. 66 inch Cream Damask, 50c. 72 inch SUver Bleach' Damask, $1.00. Cream and bleached Herman linen damask (the genuine article), Oerninn linen towels and toweling, j damask napkins. 79c; Herman ilnmask nap- ' kins, $1. otld lots of napkins at special prices, full Hue of towels und the best hem stitched huek towel ever shown at $3 per clor.en. "We have secured an other lot o:f our celebrated 98 cent. Counterpanes--. Best in the market. 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE Will Be Busy. Increase every day in the year; mere good shoes make more good friends. 111 AND 111! WYOMING AVE WeCMiBL TIE JEWEIB WISHES KVKUYUODV .A Happy New Year, Great reductions in prices before taking inventory in ... . 408 Spruce St. Near Dime Bank. WILLIAM TATE'S SUICIUIi. The Well-known Inventor I)nd Ills Life With Corrosive Sublimate. Atlantic City. N. J Jan. 14. William J. Tate, a well known inventor of ,irL' Lewis street. I'ort itichmond, Philadel phia committed suicide at his eottng at South Atlantic City totlay by tak ing poison. Tate was 63 years of age ami leaves a widow anil eight children. Mrs. Tate can usslsn no reason for his rash act. He is said to be wealthy and had no financial troubles that nr known of. He was the proprietor of a. machine establishment in Philadelphia near his home and was In the habit of coming to his cottage here. Today Tate purchased an eight ounce bottle of corrosive sublimate, and drank from It his death potion. He dh-d In great agony. The body was removed to this city by order of Coroner Mc Laughlin. It wan tuken charge of by Mrs. Tate who arrived from Philadel phia late this afternoon. WEATHER RE 1'ORT. For eastern Pennsylvania, fair weathtrl, light westerly winds.
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